SmackDown star Shotzi opened up about the significance of her Bray Wyatt tattoo, revealing that the late star inspired her to take on the world of professional wrestling.
On August 24th, the wrestling world was shocked and saddened to learn that Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, had tragically passed away from a heart attack at the age of 36. The star hadn’t been seen on television since just after Elimination Chamber, and it was later reported that his absence was due to a severe bout of COVID-19 that exacerbated an already-existing heart issue.
Shotzi Signed Up For Wrestling School After Being Inspired By Bray Wyatt
Speaking in a recent interview with Steve Fall of WrestlingNews.co, Shotzi opened up about taking inspiration from Wyatt when beginning her journey into professional wrestling, revealing that she got a tattoo to commemorate his influence on both her life and career.
“I kind of credit me getting into wrestling because of him, like actually starting to wrestle because I had just dropped out of musical theater college and I wanted to find an outlet for performing and I started watching WWE again.
“The first crew that I noticed was the Wyatt Family. Me and my sister thought that they were just so cool and we wanted to be the female version of them, and then the rest is history. After watching them, I signed up for wrestling school like a week later and just started taking my first bumps. So I definitely credit Bray Wyatt for turning me into a wrestler.”
h/t WrestlingNews.co